Jordi Savall
Spanish-Catalan musician, conductor and composer (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jordi Savall i Bernadet (Catalan: [ˈʒɔɾði səˈβaʎ i βəɾnəˈðɛt]; born 1 August 1941) is a Spanish conductor, composer and viol player. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of instruments (notably the viola da gamba) in contemporary performance and recording. As a historian of early music his repertoire features everything from medieval, Renaissance and Baroque through to the Classical and Romantic periods. He has incorporated non-western musical traditions in his work; including African vernacular music for a documentary on slavery.
In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Savall and the second or maternal family name is Bernadet; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
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Birth name | Jordi Savall i Bernadet |
Born | (1941-08-01) 1 August 1941 (age 82) Igualada, Barcelona, Spain |
Genres | Classical, western early music |
Occupation(s) | Conductor, gambist, composer |
Instrument(s) | Viola da gamba, viola da braccio |
Labels | EMI Classics, Astrée, Alia Vox |
Spouse(s) | Montserrat Figueras (1968–2011) Maria Bartels (2017–present) |
Website | www |
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